New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1928, Page 1

ESTABLISHED 1870 SAVED FROM DEATH IN BURNING BLOCK Tadlor, Found Onconselons, Car- ried Ont by Firemen WEST MAIN STREET FIRE Damage of Nearly $10,000 Caused By Flames in Beanett Nelsom's Shop—Blasze Kept From Slering & Holmes Building Next Door. Bennett Nelson's tailoring estab- lishment on the second floor of Fred Beloin’s building at ¢¢ West Main street was gutted by fire early toda! the damage to his stock being esti- mated at $5000 and to the building $3000 or $4000. Raphael Pinto, 6 of 115 Linden street, who is em- ployed by Mr, Nelson, was trapped in the fire and found unconscious by firemen, who carried him out and had him removed to New Britain General hospital, where it was found that he had suffered greatly from the dense smoke and during the forenoon he developed pneu- monia. His condition, however, is not critical, according to the hospi- tal authorities. The cause of thc fire was not definitely determined, but it was ap- parent that it started near a gas stove used for heating the irons for pressing clothes. The'theory is that Pinto, after lighting the stove as was his custom, went into the cut- ting roop and sat down. It is po: sible that inflammable articles near the stove caught fire and Pinto was either asleep or overcome 80 quick- 1y he did not have a chance to es- cape. That he was asleep Is con- sidered probable, because his over- coat was about his shoulders loose- ly as though he was waiting for the placg to become warm before he went to work, and the theory 15 supported by the fact that he was seated In a chair indicating that he had not made an effort to leave as he might reasonably be expected to do had he known of the re. Banker Must Wait For Coat Tn the shop were numerous rolls of cloth and dozens of suits, some of them partly finished, and others ready for wear. Included was an overcoat made for Andrew J. Sloper, veteran bank official. It was to have heen delived at noon today, only the velvet collar remaining to be attaghed. The coat was ruined. Nunierous other suits and coats of expensive material and workman- ship were burned or water soaked, and the equipment of the shop also suffered. The stock included cloth- ing being made for Christmas deli ery, according 1o Mr. Nelss It was insured, but whether the loss is en- tirely covered or not Mr. Nelson was nnable to state definitely today. (Continued on Page Two) AFGHAN KING TAKES REFUGE IN FORT Army Turns Against Royal | Leader and Consort in Open Rebellion New Delhi, India, Dec, 17 (®— Reports from the frontier state that King Amanullah of Afghanistan and Queen Souriya have taken refuge in a fort, the army having turned against them. While disturbances in the remoter sections of Afghanistan have been reported recently, today’'s advices were the first indication that the dis- affection had spread to Kabul, the capital, a city of about 100,000 population. The trouble at Kabul was attri- buted to the king's drastic western- ization reforms and to Queen Sour- iva's desire to abolish _purdah, or the seclusion of women. No letters have been exchanged between Kabul and India for the past month, but the telegraph lines are still working. The situation in Afghanistan has changed for the worse in the last two days and fighting between the government and the rebels was re- ported today both from Kabul and Julalabad, near the Indian border. The rebels had some success in ‘e vicinity of Kabul, capturing two small forts and munitions. At Jalalabad, the Shinwar! and iKhaguani tribes ceased negotiations with the government and took the n.-w They captured the Afghan oufpost of Kaja and also inflicted casualties on the regulars and ir- regulars. Considerable anxiety was felt re- (Continued on Page 14) FALLS DOWN STAIRS, GOES 70 BED, FOUND SENSELESS Lafayctte Street Man, Apparently Uninjured, Found to Have Brain Concussion Philip Camden, 58, of 35 Lafayette street, was taken to New Britain Gieneral hospital this forenoon for treatment for a laceration on the leit side of the head and concussion of the brain, having been found un- conseious in bed. It was learned that he fell down stairs about 11 o'clock last night at his home, but did pot appear seri- ously injured. This morning. how he could not be roused. At the hospital 1t was said his condi- tion is not considered scrious, over, FLEW FIRST PLANE ORVILLE WRIGHT, ‘SC00P’ ON FLIGHT WAS NOT BELIEVED Reporter Tells Story of Wright’s Airplane Trip 25 Years Ago Norfolly Va., Dec. 17 (P—The man. who “sceoped” the world of the story of the Wright Brothers' first fifght 25 years ago today, now knows why he had difficulties in obtalning accurate information from Kitty Hawk, on that historic day. Harry P. Moore, a 21 year old re- porter on the Virginian Pilot, 25 years ago, was the first newspaper- man to learn of the Wrights' flights, but found few papers willing to print his unbelievable “scool Moore talked with Orville Wright when he arrived in Norfolk late last night and obtained the details which were lacking in the story of report- ing the first flight, “Why didn't you tell me exactly how far you flew and the other de- talls?” Moore asked Wright. The genial Mr. Wright smiled and said: “You did have a few of the de- tails mixed up in your report didn't you?" “Yes, but the story that you had flown succesafully was the big thing and that was right,” Moore replied. Mr. Wright smiled and nodded his head in affirmation. “When you called the coast guard station for information about our flight, the station men turned to mo and asked whether they should tell you” Mr. Wright began. *I told them to telf you nothing. but in thelr enthuslasm they did give out the story and made it a bit strong- er than it was. 1 believe they told you we flew three miles. “I was afraid that the world, which regarded us none too kindly anyway, would recelve the story of our flight sensatlonally and we were not willing to make public our suc- cess until further flights were made,” Mr. Wright said. “It was not through any great ability of my own thdt I got the story of the Wrights’ first flight,” Moore said modestly. “I obtain the story by keeping tab on their move- ments for more than three months before the flight. “I got my first ‘tip" that the in- ventors were at Kitty Hawk by hearing them - called ‘looney’ by a (Continued on Page Four) CORONER SAYS HE WILL EXONERATE GOAST GUARD Declares They Were Within Rights in Firing on Cabin Cruiser. Niagara Falls, N. Y., Dec. 17 (B— Coroner Frank T. Ctamer, Newfane, said today that his decision on the inquest into the death of Carl An- derson, Lewiston, shot dead by the crew of the United States coast guard cutter, CG-2364, while he and Edmond Sahe were riding in the cabin cruiser, The Bug, shelled by machine gun fire from the cutter on Thanksgiving morning, November 29, would exonerate the crew of the cutter in the Killing. He said he wauld hold that the coast guardsmen were within the 4aw in firing on the cruiser. The decision will be filed with the Niagara courty board of superfisors in a few days, Dr. Carmer said. Ask- ed if the decision would contain any recommendations suggesting more care by federal agents in the use of firearms in law enforcement, the coroner said he was not prepared 10 make any statement at this time. KILL SIX FOOT SNAKE Water Department Employes Report Fight With Big Reptile While Working At Burlington. A black snake, six feet long, was killed after a hard fight Baturday afternoon by Engineer Merton Hodge and a field gang working on the water department’s property in Bur- gton. The reptile withstood the ate tack for several minutes being bat- tered out of existence. Child Fractures Arm In Washing Machine Chester Budnick, aged 3 years, sustained a compound fracture of the left arm this forenoon when he caught it in a washing machine at he home of his parents, 244 Grove treet. He was taken to New Dritain General hospital, suffering intens NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, DECEMBER - 17, 1928. —TWENTY PAGES Train Crushes Auto, Kills Driver AVIATION WORLD At Newington Railroad Crossing; HONORS WRIGHTS Orville Stil Living af 3%th l’li_ghunnivmry. “IKITTY HAWK IS SHRINE Windswept North Carolina Dune Beach Scene of Gathering Where Man First Took to Alr— ‘Witneases Present. Kitty Hawk, N. C., Dec. 17 UP— Kill Devil Hills windswept sand dunes on the North Carolina coast, became an international shrine to- day as an “airminded” world paid tribute to the men it called “flying fools” 25 years ago. First To Fly Orville Wright, the first man € fly, was the center of an interna- tional celebration in observance of the twenty-fifth anniversary of man’s first flight. Scores of hardy sea-faring folk who live along these sandy shores anxiously awaited the return of the man whom they re- garded as “foolhardy but harmless" a quarter of a century ago. The four living witnesses of the Wright brothers’ first flights he: 25 years ago today, related inci- dents from their memory of the first flight. Three Past 50 Three of the men, John T. Dan- iels, W. 8. Dough, and A. D, Eth eridge, are now past 50 years of age and their graying hair and ruddy faces tell the story of hordy early lives as members of the Kill Devil Hills life saving crew. The fourth living spectator of the first flight, John Moore, was only 18 years old on that cold December 17 morning when the Wrights asked the life saving crew to aid in launching their flying machine, Moore trudged up through the heavy sands against a biting wind to watch what the little group ex- pected to be another flying machine that would not fly. The men helped the Wrights place their machine on its track and waited with mixed sen- timents of hopefulness and pessi- mism as Orville Wright climbed into the kite-like machine. Warms Up Engine The engine was warmed up, the propeller churned in the stifft wind, a wire holding the machine was re- leased, and it started down the track. Wilbur Wright ran along- side the right wing, ready to balance it on the track. The machine dash- ed down its rails and lifted into the air, fiying 120.feet in 12 seconds be- fore scttling onto the sand without damage. Davis There Dwight I". Davis, secretary of war, carrled the government's official message to tribute to the Wright (Continued on Page 11.) EGAN DEMANDS JURY RETURN HIS PAPERS Asserts He Was “Tricked” —Motion Denied With- out Prejudice Hartford, Dec. 17 (®—That the ‘Watking grand jury tricked him into submitting for examination his pri- vate papers is the accusation of Wil- liam E. Egan made today in a mo- tion to the superfor court for the return of those papers and to have all coplies of them destroyed without examination by the present grand jury. Attorney Arthur L. Shipman pre- sented the motion in behalf of Mr. Egan at the opening of the criminal court this morning and sald a copy of the motion had been presented to State’s Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn. NMr. Egan was not present. Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin after reading the motion said that it was prema- ture and that he would deny it with- out prejudice to Mr. Shipman's client to renew it at some future time. Mr. Shipman took emphatic ex- ceptions 1o the court’s ruling and saw to it that his exception was re- corded. In his typewritten motion Mr. Egan sets out that he appeared sev- eral times before the special grand jury and submitted papers and docu- ments by subpoenas all of which were his present prop- erty or property in his possession, The grand jury in its report to the court last Thursday in substance ac- cused Lawyer Egan of being a party with Roger W. Watkins, convicted broker. in a conspiracy to defraud the public and reported that Mr. Egan had failed ‘to account for $69.000 of funds. The report was read by Foreman Ralph O. Welis. Mr. Egan in his motion of todiv says: “The said grand jury speak- ing through its foreman during the sessions of the grand jury asserted to the petitioner that no criminal charge was contemplated against him, but that the matters under con- sideration were solely matters which might involve his disharment as an attorney in this court, all of which should appear in the minutes taken by the steongrapher who was pres- ent at such sessions “That it would now appear that such assertions were made to mis- lead the petitioners and prevent him from insisting in said sessions on his constitutional rights as a party ac- cused, both in respect to his testi- mony and also-in respect to his pro- duction of documents which might have the appearance of incriminat- ing him. 8uch papers and documents were apparently so regarded by said (Continned on Page 14) duces tecum, | Victim Thought to Be Local Man Qak Street Resident, Believed Dead, Found By Author- ities and Tells Story of Lending Machine to Friend Named “Frank”—Car Driven On Tracks Despite Lowered Gates. Hartford, Dec. 17 M—An uniden- tified motorist was killed shortly after noon today when he falled to stop at the Newington Junction rall- road crossing and crashed into the New Haven-Hartford train due here at 1:06. Superintendent Mitchell, of the Hartford division of the New Haven road reported that the car failed to stop although the crossing bars were down. The machine skirt- ed the end of the bars, breaking through that section of the guarded area and knocked down two posts before reaching the path of the on- rushing train. The car bore the registration numbers 119,8 It was sald at the state motor ve- hicle’ department that the numbers were in the name of 8amuel Novo- sett of 70 Oak street, New Britain. Captain G. J. Kelley at police headquarters was notified at 2 o'clock this afternoon that the reg- istration of the automobile was in the name of Samuel Novosett of 70 Oak street. Sergeant M.- J. Flynn went to the Oak street address and learned that Novosett, who i in the window cleaning business, left home URUGUAY GUARDS HOOVER CLOSELY Take No Chances Alter Hostile Demonstrations ‘ POLICE SURROUND HOTEL| Authorities Do Npt Believe Shouts for Sacco-Vanzett! and Sandino Should be Taken as Indicating Attitude of Country. Montevideo, Uruguay, Dec. 17 (® —President-elect Hoover was being closely guarded today by police, squads who will watch throughout his stay tevideo. ") The Uruguayan authorfities, nl-‘ though minimiging the importance of several minor demonstrations last night nevertheless desire to take no chance with their distinguished vis- iter. 4 Radicals Meet There were several meetings of | radical groups just before Mr. Hoo- | ver's visit and last night some groups in the streets along Mr. Hoo- ver's route and in front of govern- ment house where the president- elect visited ,shouted acclamations for S8andino, the Nicaraguan rebel leader, and for 8acco and Vanzettl. Discussing the incident today, the local chiet of police sald five or six | local radicals had been detained for stationing themsclves in front of government house shouting: “Viva Sacco-Vanzettl.,” He asserted that this should not be consldered a ser- ious matter, or construed ag meaning any danger for Mr. Hoover, adding (Continued on Page 3.) POPE PIUS HOLDS SECRET CONSISTORY Pleased at Success of Re- cent Eucharistic Con- gress in Australia Rome, Dec. 17 (UP)—Pope Pius held a secret consistory at the vati- can’today. In his allocation to the cardinals, he expressed pleasure with the suc- cess of the recent eucharistic con- gress at Sydney, N. §. W. All of the cardinals who now are Fmorning and in all jabie | Caraway \ this morning and had not returned. He was driving his car, according to his wife. Rather than alarm Mrs. Novosett, the sergeant did not tell her of the fatality, and at press time efforts were being made by the state po- lice and the authorities of Newing- ton, in conjunction with the railroad officials to ascertain the identity of the victim. Two members of the state police force have been ordered by Lieut. Clifford M. Gorgan to investigate the accident and this afternoon they were working on the case. Dr. John H. Fish, health officer of Newington, was summoned and he found the body badly mutilated. The remains were taken to New Britain, Novosett was located and at 3:20 this afternoon was at police head- quarters having learned of the fa- tality. He told Captain Kelly that he let an employe take his car this probability he was driving it when it was struck. He said he did not know Frank's last name. PROIBITION HITS SENATE WITH BANG Real Argument Develops Over Stricken Appropriation ENFORCEMENT 1S URGED Three Senators Charge That the Ad- ministration Has No Desire to Enforce the Volstead Bill—Want Huge Sums Appropriated. Washington, Dec. 17 UP—The first | real prohibition argument of the in the senate today maintain Iiehlo\'er the action of conferees of the | session broke house and™enate in striking® from the treasury-post office appropria- tlon bill an item of more than $270, ©00,000 for dry law enforcement. The exchange began when Sena- tor Harrls, democrat, Georgia; op- posed approval of the conference re- port which recommended restora- tion of $13,500,000 to enforce pro- hibition 1n place of the larger figure voted by the senate a few days ago. Want More Moncy Senators Bruce, Caraway. of Ar- kansas, and McKellar, of ‘Tennessee, democrats argued for a large appro- priation and charged the administra- tion with having no wish to enforce the liquor laws. Senator Harris declared that too little .money has been made avail- for enforcement. asserted that sufficient (Continued on Page 17.) 15 YEAR OLD YOUTH GUILTY OF MURDER Enters Plea in Voice Hard- Iy Audible—Killed and Attacked Teacher stanton, Mich., Dec. 17 (UP) — The plea of guilty to the charge of murdering Miss Flossie Carter, 27- vear-old Sheridan school teacher. was made today by 15-year-old Jimmy Deacons in Circuit Judge Royal H. Hawley's court here. As the complaint did not specifly the degree of guilt, Judge Hawley in Rome were present. . The cardinals with their attend- ! ants entered the consistorial hall | immediately after their arrival at the | vatican in thelr automobiles and | closed carriages. They awaited the | pope's arrival there, chatting with | each other. | The pope, accompanied by his| Swiss guard and members of the no- | ble guard entered the hall. A bell | had anncunced his arrival. He ad- vanced to the throne in the front| of the room. H A short prayer was said by his holiness and 4fonseigneur Cacci- Dominioni, master of the papal household, gave the signal for all ex- cept the members of the Sacred College to retire. When the pope and his cardinals were closeted alone, he read his al- location to them and then left the| hall, accompanied by his court. Customarily, two consistories are held each year, one on Tuesday and (Continued on Page 17.) set a day “later in the week” for hearing of testimony. In a voice so low that it was barely audible, Deacons murmured, New Britain and vicinity: Rain tonight; Tuesday rain, e ulity,” when Judge Hawley read . the charge and asked for his plea. The lad was chewing gum and ap- parently was unperturbed during the brief proceedings. Deacons had previously confessed that on Friday afterncon, Decem- ber 7, he choked and beat the teach- er to death, then attacked her, be- cause she had chastized him three years previously for throwing paper wada in the school room. Senator | PARAGUAY READY FOR ARBITRATION Indicates Willingness to Accept Mediation Offer of Conference NO WORD FROM BOLIVIA Clashes Between Troops of Two tioms Occur Again Along Border ‘With Many Men Reported Killed In Action. ‘Washington, Dec. 17 (P—Notifica- tion that Paraguay had received the offer of the Pan-American confer- ence to assist in mediating the dis- pute with Bolivia, and an indfestion that it would be accepted, was given !the state department today by Dr. !Juan V. Ramirez, Paraguayan charge | d'affaires. Wants Reparations Definite acceptance of the offer has not yet been communicated to |the conference or the state depast- {ment but spokesmen for the two {countries have indicated that they were agreeable to the move although Bolivia has been expected to first require reparations from Paraguay as an outgrowth of the attack on Fort Vanguardia. Earlier in the day the Paraguayan legation sent to the state department a note setting forth its position in the most recent hostilities, charging Bolivia with having opened warlike activities on the frontier near the Pilcamayo river. The note explained that Paraguay was taking the most urgent measures for its defense. Committee Inactive The Pan-American conference'’s special committee on the contro- veray is inactive pending acceptance by the involved countries of the mediation offer. Dr. Victor Maurtua of Peru, chairman of the committee, said he thought it best to await re- plies from both Paraguay and Bolivia but indicated that he might forego this formality if reports from them should continue to indicate a state equivalent to warfare. A sub-committee to study prob- lems of conciliation of disputes be- tween countries of North and South America was appointed today by Gonzales Roa of Mexico, chairman of the committee on conciliation of the Pan-American conference. This was at the instigation of Dr. Jose Pedro Varela of Uruguay,. who re- ported today that he had found general agreement on the subject of the Gondra treaty regarding con- ciliation, but that it was impossible for him alone to exhaust the subject. k The Personnel The sub-committee includes: Jose {PPedro Varela, Uruguay, Ricardo J. {Alfarg, Pansma; Francisco Arroyo |rarejo, Venczuela; Charles KEvans Hughes, United States: Gustavo Gutierrez Sanchez, Cuba: 8. Gurgel do Amaral, Brazil; Antonio Planct {Cordero, Chile; Gustavo Diaz, {8anto Domingo, and Victor M. Maur- tua, Peru. Minister Diez De Medina, of | Bolivia, upheld at a committee meet- |ing on concillation treatics the con- Itention that Bolivia 1< entitled to | “legitimate” reparation after having suffered an international wrong.” He scouted suggestions that Bolivia {was avoiding arbitration and con- ciliation obligations. Maintaining that arbitration and conciliation should be applied “in prevision of armed conflict X X X X x not, sud- denly, to cover posterior! acts of vio- i A. (Continued on Page 17) REPORT NEGOTIATIONS FOR LYCEUM PLAYHOUSE Hoftman-Contaras-Perakos Combine Said to Have Offered to Bring Another Theater. ' Hoffman Bros. Contaras and Perakos, cwners of the Palace, Cap- itol and Strand theatcrs, are report- cd to have set a price on the Ly- ceum theater in a deal which may result in the oldest playhouse in the city becoming a part of the com- bine. Joseph Deizek, owner of the Ly- ceum, recently took a long term lease on a portion of the Leonard | building on Main street for use as a lobby and to aiford a Main street entrance, and started an elaborate scheme of reconstruction which, however. was halted because of fi- nancial difficulties 1t is understood that the price of- tered does mot aftract Mr. Deizek and that no deal will be completed unless it is increased. The theater involved in the dicker, and the Rialto theater on Broad street, are the only play- houses here not owned by the pros- pective purchasers, ; Bro\\'n:lv’rim—::t:l{ fito Clash in Football Providence, Dec.. 17 (®—Brown and Princeton will meet next Octo- ber 12 in football in the Palmer Sta- dium at Princeton, Dr. I'red W. Mar- vel, director of athletics at Brown. wnnounced this morning. A one year | contract between the two universities s signed vesterday. 1In order to weet Princeton, Brown has agreed to play Springfield. originally sched- {uled in Providence, October 12, in Springfield on September 2 This arrangement adds one game to the Brown schedule which lists | Princeton, Yale, Syracuse, Holy Cross and Dartmouth on succe ! Saturday vaerfi\'flulen Ac;epts Police Commissionership New York, Dec. 17 (P—Grover A. ‘Whalen, New York's official greeter of celebrities, accepted the position of police commissioner today, to succeed Joseph A. Warren, resigned. Ave Week Ending Dec. 15th ... CITY MAY GET rage Daily Circulation For 15,13 PRICE THREE CENTS LARGE FUND FROM A. S. JEROME ESTATE AND BUILD HOME FOR AGED &4 SUNK T0 TEST SAFETY DEVICES Sent fo Bottom on Anniversary of Fatal Grash 'SALVAGE BOATS - NEARBY “Dead Eyes” On Hull of Submarine Will Be Used to Raise From Water—Other Safety Examined. Aboard U. 8. 8 C Block Island, R. I, Dec. 17 dio to the Associated Press)—Tu submarine §-4, death trap of 40 men off Provincetown just a year ago, was sunk again today, this time de- liberately. The navy, which had fitted her re- conditioned hulk with new lifting hooks or *dead eyes,” wanted to test this and other apparatus designed to save future seamen from geath, and accordingly the crewless S-4 was sent to the bottom of Great Salt Pond, a land locked bay off Block Island. Boats Stand By Standing by the submersible as it Wwas sunk were a coast guard con- trol boat, the submarine tender Chewink and the submarine rescue ship Falcon, from which the lifting tests are being directed by Lieuten- ant Commander Palmer H. Dunbar. Water was let into the main bal- last tanks of the §-4 by means of lines pulled from the Falcon, and by 9 o'clock this morning the submarine rested in bottom, 55 feet below, The task of lifting her was started \immediately. A corps of divers work- {ing under Chief Gunner Clarence Tibbals, & member of the diving crew at Provincetown last winter, was aboard the Falcon to carry out the undérwater part of the experiment. Remains On Deck Before the S-4 began to take water its crew made fast all hatches and counections. Chief Gunner Tibbals remaining on the deck until the huge hulk began to drop into the sound. When the end of the stern vanished from' the surface it caused a slight (splash and the water smoothed out leaving only three buoys that looked like water polo balls on the surface to mark the spot where the -4 was resting. Lines connecting the S-4 with buoys remained fast when the test hegan. < 'he experiment was undertaken in favorable weather. Only a slight wind was stirring and the water of Great Salt Pond was caln about the scene of the operation, several hun- (Continued on Page Two) STRICKEN MONARCH ASKS FOR HIS SONS King George Able to Talk in Weak, Low Voice London, Dee. 1T (UP)—The king is able to talk a little and has asked respeatedly for his two absent son An intimate description of th king and scenes in his sickroom was obtained by the United Press toda from a relable source. After Wednesday’s operation, the king was in an extremely low state and knew little or what was going one. Now, however, he is able to hold a brief conversation in a weak, low voice. “Where are George and Henry?" he has asked several times, forget- ting that the two princes are at sen cn their way home. Prince George is due from New York next Thi day, while Henry, the Duke of Glon- cester, will arrive from Africa prob- ably on Christmas e At other times the k tionless in the hig bed, his face drawn with pain ing at {1 ing, where a flickering pat made by the light of the bis blaz fireplace, kept going to offset the chill of a foggy London Dec Occasionally the king moans, for in his infected lung an ere, It las been ameli- orated constantly by sedatives. Last night he fell into a medicine was greatly cheered, The king's diet consists of juices, including broth, and fruit juices. particularly orange which seems pleasing to his palat The fruit juice also is mixed some- times with medicines, to make them casier to take. 1t is now almost a month since the king became ill. The ravages of disease and the lack of nourish- ment have wasted his normaliy small body pitiably, and he is gaunt and (Continued on Page g lies mo- and the meat juic 18) Wilkins May Attempt Polar Flight Today Deception Island, Dec. 17 (UP)— Sir George Hubert W ns announc- ed today that if the weather is fa- vorable he will begin his South Polar flight. Deception o Island. which is the 62.55 south. ¢ pecy;, D, g € natural sleep, | palace | Half Million Dollars Thought Available to Carry Out Project of Public Benefactor— Money in Hartford Banks. Mayor Paonessa to Confer With Judge Gaffney and Determine What Legal " Should Be Taken. tsy n, . Ony, 8 today took steps to . ie city a fund of ap- proximate.. a half million dollars for the ercction of a home fer the aged and infirm, through the will of the late Augustus 8. Jerome, The mayor plans to confer with Judge Bernard F. Gaffney of the probate court to determine what ‘pra(‘edure should be followed to Inmke available the money which now lies in Hartford depositories. Mr. Jerome was living in Hartford at the time of his death, although he had lived for a great many vears in this city, and his will was probated in the Capital City, the fund being subsequently deposited in banks in Hartford. It represents the residue of Mr. Jerome's estate after bequests had been made te relatives and to charitable institu. tions. Mayor Paonessa has bheen in com- munication with Mrs. Stephen Ar- nolds of Easthampton, who repre- sents heirs of the decedent, and she has expressed the family's desire ‘o have New Britain avail itself of the opportunity offered in the will. Would Solve Problem The mayor sees in the consumma- tion of this movement, relief of a condition which has given him great concern since he took office—pro- viding for those who. by reason of their age or infirmities, are unable to obtain work in factories or else- where, und who are living in priva- tlon rather than become town and thereby pauperizing themselves. He has attempted in- sofar as h been possible to give men in this group employment in parks or in city departments where the tasks are not so arduous as to prevent them from earning a day's ' pay. but has found it to be extreme- Iy difficult to satisfactorily care for all. Several years ago, Judge Gaffney estimated that the fund, originally one of approximately $100,000, had increased to $400,000, and it is be- lieved that the income since that time has built it close to the $500.- 000 mark. Other charitable Institutions re- membered in the Jerome will, drawn May 21, 1900, were the Church Home and Infirmary of Louisville, 1Ky., $2.500; Orphanage of the Gool Shepherd, Louisville, $2,500; % Pro- testant Episcopal church of Col- chester, 00; Protestant Episcopal church of Brattleboro, Vt., $2,600. Creates Fund for Home The provision of the will under (Continued on Page 2) NEW BRITAIN DRIVER .15 SUED FOR §10,000 ‘A\Ileged to Have Run Down | and Injured Hartford [ Merchant % Louis ankli suit to avenue, Hartford, against Joseph |known also as Jose Sendr: . claiming $10.000 damn juries sustained in an accident at the intersection of Franklin avenus |and Adelaide streets, Hartford, on | August 10. | The writ, issucd through the firm lof Schatz & Schatz states that at 9 |orclock in the evening, after Stang closed his place of business, hie walk- [: wcross the street to a car-stop 1o ard a trolley car. With him were lother pedestrians awaiting the car |which was already in sig the |car approached and was within 10 | vards of the stop, the defend- automobite, shot from be car and attempted to pass travelling at a rapid rate between the car and the pedestrians, it is al- [ 1eged. | The road was wet at the time, due {to a lizht rain and the automobite |skidded, striking the plaintiff amd |dragging him for a considerable dis- tance before coming to a stop. Stang |was taken to the Hartford hospital. where cxaminatlon revealed a frac- |ture of the left fibula, multiple con- tusions and abrasions of the head and body and severe injjury to the |nervous system. causing continuous |pain and suffering. It 1s further claimed that a considerable length of time will elapse before the plain. [tiff will be able to attend to his | business on account of the injured |limb. a per of brought Sendr: or ant in hind th it base of the Wilkins Polar expedition, | Papers were served by Dej is near South Shetland at latitude |Sheriff Martin H. Horwits and the writ is returnable in superior eourt,